delocalize

🇺🇸 /di'loʊkəlˌaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /di:'ləʊkəlaɪz/
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verb
R

To shift something from a specific place to a more general area.

The company delocalized its operations to be closer to its customer base.

R

In science, to make a particle not stay in one place but spread out.

The energy from the sun caused the electrons to delocalize in the material.

translation

v. To shift something from a specific place to a more general area.; In science, to make a particle not stay in one place but spread out.

Word Forms

Perfect delocalized
Progressive delocalizing
3rd Present delocalizes